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258: 282: 234: 372: 37: 246: 270: 294: 191:. In 1980, 9717.37 square meters of the palace were completed. Initially, the palace was named as "Soviet Palace". The other two wings housed Ministry of Finance of Lithuanian SSR and Trade Unions Council. Later the building was expanded due to growing needs. The final phase of the palace complex consists of three wings, with the main, or first wing, housing the Parliament Hall, where legislation is passed. 217:
In 2006, work started on building a new Parliament Hall. Employees in the second wing were housed in temporary accommodation. On 10 September 2007, the new Parliament Hall was officially opened. It cost fifty million
257: 195: 318: 188: 144: 203: 438: 409: 281: 83: 343: 222:. The old Parliament Hall remained to be used for celebratory sessions of the Seimas (e. g. opening sessions of newly elected Seimas). 433: 211: 402: 233: 180: 395: 245: 76: 428: 269: 214:. Now, as in 1990–1992, it again houses the offices of the Speaker of Parliament and his Secretariat. 207: 194:
On 11 March 1990, Lithuania's independence was re-established in the old Parliament Hall, where the
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Work began on the construction of the first wing of the palace, a purpose-built building for the
210:. In addition, in 1993–1997 the western wing of the first wing gave temporary shelter to the 8: 184: 156: 139: 383: 371: 293: 331: 36: 379: 422: 98: 85: 199: 69: 167:, the Lithuanian parliament. It is located in Lithuania's capital 168: 59: 164: 219: 378:
This article about a Lithuanian building or structure is a
319:"Kas jie – sovietinį herbą nulupę ir jį sutrypę lietuviai?" 183:, in 1976. The construction was supervised by architects 206:, which were installed, were removed or covered by the 420: 344:"Nauja posėdžių salė išgydys seimūnų nuovargį" 403: 410: 396: 202:was adopted. On the same day, most of the 439:Lithuanian building and structure stubs 421: 212:President of the Republic of Lithuania 263:Old Parliament Hall "Act of 11 March" 366: 13: 14: 450: 370: 292: 280: 268: 256: 244: 232: 181:Supreme Soviet of Lithuanian SSR 35: 434:Legislative buildings in Europe 332:Šiaulių naujienos, No. 63, 1990 336: 325: 311: 18:Building in Vilnius, Lithuania 1: 304: 204:emblems of the Lithuanian SSR 382:. You can help Knowledge by 196:re-establishment declaration 7: 354: 41:Campus of Lithuanian Seimas 10: 455: 365: 225: 174: 208:coat of arms of Lithuania 135: 130: 122: 114: 75: 65: 55: 50: 46: 34: 23: 361:Great Seimas of Vilnius 131:Design and construction 251:Interior of Building 1 160: 163:) is the seat of the 99:54.69111°N 25.26194°E 115:Construction started 287:New Parliament Hall 185:Algimantas Nasvytis 140:Algimantas Nasvytis 95: /  51:General information 429:Palaces in Vilnius 104:54.69111; 25.26194 391: 390: 275:Constitution Hall 189:Vytautas Nasvytis 150: 149: 145:Vytautas Nasvytis 446: 412: 405: 398: 374: 367: 348: 347: 340: 334: 329: 323: 322: 315: 296: 284: 272: 260: 248: 239:Building 1 and 2 236: 110: 109: 107: 106: 105: 100: 96: 93: 92: 91: 88: 39: 21: 20: 454: 453: 449: 448: 447: 445: 444: 443: 419: 418: 417: 416: 357: 352: 351: 342: 341: 337: 330: 326: 317: 316: 312: 307: 300: 297: 288: 285: 276: 273: 264: 261: 252: 249: 240: 237: 228: 177: 143: 103: 101: 97: 94: 89: 86: 84: 82: 81: 42: 27: 19: 12: 11: 5: 452: 442: 441: 436: 431: 415: 414: 407: 400: 392: 389: 388: 375: 364: 363: 356: 353: 350: 349: 335: 324: 309: 308: 306: 303: 302: 301: 298: 291: 289: 286: 279: 277: 274: 267: 265: 262: 255: 253: 250: 243: 241: 238: 231: 227: 224: 176: 173: 148: 147: 137: 133: 132: 128: 127: 124: 120: 119: 116: 112: 111: 79: 73: 72: 67: 63: 62: 57: 53: 52: 48: 47: 44: 43: 40: 32: 31: 17: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 451: 440: 437: 435: 432: 430: 427: 426: 424: 413: 408: 406: 401: 399: 394: 393: 387: 385: 381: 376: 373: 369: 368: 362: 359: 358: 345: 339: 333: 328: 320: 314: 310: 295: 290: 283: 278: 271: 266: 259: 254: 247: 242: 235: 230: 229: 223: 221: 215: 213: 209: 205: 201: 197: 192: 190: 186: 182: 172: 170: 166: 162: 158: 154: 153:Seimas Palace 146: 141: 138: 134: 129: 125: 121: 117: 113: 108: 80: 78: 74: 71: 68: 64: 61: 58: 54: 49: 45: 38: 33: 30: 29:Seimas Palace 26: 22: 16: 384:expanding it 377: 338: 327: 313: 216: 200:Soviet Union 193: 178: 152: 151: 136:Architect(s) 56:Town or city 28: 24: 15: 161:Seimo rūmai 102: / 77:Coordinates 25:Seimo rūmai 423:Categories 305:References 299:Building 3 157:Lithuanian 90:25°15′43″E 87:54°41′28″N 198:from the 123:Completed 70:Lithuania 355:See also 226:Gallery 175:History 169:Vilnius 66:Country 60:Vilnius 165:Seimas 220:litas 380:stub 187:and 126:1980 118:1976 425:: 171:. 159:: 142:, 411:e 404:t 397:v 386:. 346:. 321:. 155:(

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Vilnius
Lithuania
Coordinates
54°41′28″N 25°15′43″E / 54.69111°N 25.26194°E / 54.69111; 25.26194
Algimantas Nasvytis
Vytautas Nasvytis
Lithuanian
Seimas
Vilnius
Supreme Soviet of Lithuanian SSR
Algimantas Nasvytis
Vytautas Nasvytis
re-establishment declaration
Soviet Union
emblems of the Lithuanian SSR
coat of arms of Lithuania
President of the Republic of Lithuania
litas
Building 1 and 2
Interior of Building 1
Old Parliament Hall "Act of 11 March"
Constitution Hall
New Parliament Hall
Building 3
"Kas jie – sovietinį herbą nulupę ir jį sutrypę lietuviai?"
Šiaulių naujienos, No. 63, 1990
"Nauja posėdžių salė išgydys seimūnų nuovargį"
Great Seimas of Vilnius
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